We put our customers first, every time.

Our Mission

In 2018, BlackFish Federal LLC (BlackFish) acquired AMTIS, Inc. (AMTIS) in order to leverage its proven structure to provide a solid platform for continued growth. This acquisition combined the talented staff, experience, and capabilities of both firms. AMTIS brings extensive experience in training and evaluation, professional, and business processing services. Through BlackFish's ISO 9001:2015 certification and CMMI Services v2.0 maturity level 2 rating, all of these services are supported by high quality, standardized, and repeatable processes.​

BlackFish was founded in 2012 by Donald Jones, who is also its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). BlackFish is a Small Disadvantaged Business certified as an 8(a) company by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in September of 2015. BlackFish was founded as an IT and healthcare solutions provider with a vision to create a company dedicated to the thoughtful pursuit of excellence in helping to solve its customers’ biggest business problems. Whether through applying innovative IT solutions or providing healthcare management support services, BlackFish consultants use their problem-solving skills to turn challenges into opportunities.

Together, BlackFish and AMTIS uphold these fundamental principles:

  1. It’s our job to make sure that the customer is right every time.

  2. It’s our job to overachieve within budget at all times. No exceptions.

  3. It’s our job to represent and execute with 100% integrity, 100% of the time.

  4. It’s our job to effectively communicate in a timely manner. No excuses.

  5. It’s our job to make our customers look good. Not ourselves.


DUNS / NAICS Information

AMTIS Corporate Information

  • Florida S Corporation

  • EIN: 20-8114813

  • DUNS: 791152460

  • CAGE Code: 4NK05

AMTIS, Inc. provides a variety of services which can be found under the following NAICS Codes.

  • 492110 Couriers & Express Delivery Services

  • 492210 Local Messengers & Local Delivery

  • 511210 Software Publishers

  • 518210 Data Processing, Hosting, & Related Services

  • 519120 Libraries & Archives

  • 519130 Internet Publishing & Broadcasting & Web Search Portals

  • 519190 All Other Information Services

  • 524114 Direct Health & Medical Insurance Carriers

  • 541330 Engineering Services

  • 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services

  • 541512 Computer Systems Design Services

  • 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services

  • 541519 Other Computer Related Services

  • 541611 Administrative Management & General Management Consulting Services

  • 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services

  • 541613 Marketing Consulting Services

  • 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, & Logistics Consulting Services

  • 541618 Other Management Consulting Services

  • 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services

  • 561210 Facilities Support Services

  • 561410 Document Preparation Services

  • 561421 Telephone Answering Services

  • 561431 Private Mail Centers

  • 561621 Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)


 Leadership Team

  • Donald B. Jones

    Donald B. Jones

    FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  • John Folino

    John Folino

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

  • Mel Rushing

    Melvern (Mel) Rushing

    SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  • Cydney Grandinetti

    Cydney Grandinetti

    VICE PRESIDENT OF ACCOUNTING & FINANCE

  • Candice Ahwah-Gonzalez

    Candice Ahwah-Gonzalez

    DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  • Tareka Wheeler

    Tareka Wheeler

    DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS

  • Suzanne Carolan

    Suzanne Carolan

    VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

  • Michael Kruszewski

    Michael Kruszewski

    DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

  • Selected as one of Orlando Business Journal's Golden 100 companies for the top 100 companies in Orlando for 2017 and 2018

  • Ranked 2,824 of 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America by Inc. Magazine for 2018

  • Ranked 1,569 of 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America by Inc. Magazine for 2017

  • Ranked 1,331 of 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America by Inc. Magazine for 2016

  • Ranked 890 of 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America by Inc. Magazine for 2015

  • Ranked 1,212 of 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America by Inc. Magazine for 2014

  • Ranked 1,110 of 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America by Inc. Magazine for 2013

  • Best Places to Work 2015 in Central Florida

  • Recognized as one of the Central Florida 50 Fastest Growing Companies in 2015, 2016, and 2017 by Orlando Business Journal

  • Ranked One of the Top 100 Businesses in the US by Diversity Business for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016

  • Selected as one 2012 Top 50 Florida Companies to Watch Awardee by GrowFL

Awards / Recognition